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Accumulation and exposure classifications of plastics in the different coastal habitats in the western Philippine archipelago

Norchel Corcia F. Gomez,  Simon M. Cragg,  Jean-François Ghiglione,  Deo Florence L. Onda

Studies consistently ranked the Philippines as one of the top contributors of plastic wastes leaking into the ocean. However, most of these were based...

Socioeconomic factors associated with fishing pressure in small-scale fisheries along the West Philippine Sea biogeographic region

Porfirio M. Aliño,  Richard N. Mualil,  Deborah Cleland

Small-scale fishers in the Philippines are highly diverse in their fishing behavior and demographic characteristics. Understanding this heterogeneity...

Similarity in benthic habitat and fish assemblages in the upper mesophotic and shallow water reefs in the West Philippine Sea

Fernando P. Siringan,  Timothy Joseph R. Quimpo,  Patrick C. Cabaitan,  Kevin Thomas B. Go,  Edwin Dumalagan Jr.

The South China Sea (SCS) is a biodiversity hotspot, however, most biodiversity surveys inthe region are confined to shallow water reefs. Here, we stu...

Nearshore to Offshore Trends in Plankton Assemblage and Stable Isotopes in Reefs of the West Philippine Sea

Aletta T. Yñiguez,  Gianina Cassandra May Apego,  Norman Mendoza,  Gil S. Jacinto,  Norchel Corcia F. Gomez

Coral reefs are typified by their benthic components, and reef diversity and productivity are traditionally ascribed to the symbiotic association betw...

Spatial and Short-Term Temporal Patterns of Octocoral Assemblages in the West Philippine Sea

Aileen Grace D. Delima,  Hazel O. Arceo,  Joey P. Cabasan,  Rhea Mae A. Luciano,  Jue Alef A. Lalas,  Christine S. Segumalian,  Darryl Anthony M. Valino,  Melchor R. Jacinto,  Maria Vanessa Baria-Rodriguez

Octocorals are relatively understudied than other coral reef organisms despite their ecological and economic values. The Philippines is known to have...